The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games ...

When did the modern Olympic Games start? The first modern Olympics was held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Like the ancient games ...

The idea of reviving the Olympics as a true international ... opened the first modern Olympic Games on April 6, 1896 (March 24 on the Greek calendar). The honour of being the first Olympic ...

The countdown is on for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, and the buzz surrounding the games is only intensifying. Case in point: An Olympic medal from 1896 just fetched nearly $112,000 at ...

To the family’s surprise the bronze colored medallion turned out to be an Olympic medal from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, held in Athens, Greece. The medal, which measures 2 inches ...

Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and individual events, each edition of the games produces iconic moments that are etched into the ...

(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) OLYMPIA, GREECE — The first-ever Olympics were held in Greece ... Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece, 1896. (public domain) ATHENS, GREECE — The first ...

RIO 2016: The design for the current Summer Olympics once again features Nike on the obverse, and the reverse depicts the emblem of the games along with a subtle, stylized? laurel wreathe.

Wrestling was part of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, making it one of the ... When the modern Olympic Games started in 1896, wrestling was featured on the program. It has been contested at every ...

TOKYO — Greece has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competitions after four of their athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the Greek Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. One athlete ...

Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. OLYMPIA, GREECE – The first ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name ...